Reporter 丨He An'an
Chairman, President and CEO of Scholastic, a world-renowned children's book publisher and distributor, and children's literature publisher Richard Dick Robinson. Richard "Dick" Robinson Jr. (hereinafter referred to as "Richard Robinson") died on June 5, local time, at the age of 84. The news was released by Xuele Publishing Group, but did not disclose more information, and the public information said that Robinson's previous physical condition has been very good.
Richard Robinson (March 15, 1937 – June 5, 2021)
The Board of Directors of Scholastic Publishing Group said in a statement, "We are deeply saddened by the sudden death of Richard Robinson. In the field of children's publications, he was a true visionary who spent his life working tirelessly for children's reading and education. "Scholastic Publishing Group is a family business, and in 1920, Maurice M. Maurice R. Robinson founded Scholastic Publishing house in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At the beginning, Xuele was only a campus magazine publisher, but now, Xuele has 35 kinds of magazines. In 1926, Scholastic Publishing House published its first book, and in 1957 it entered international publishing and in 1961 it entered educational publishing.
Richard Robinson is the son of Maurice Robinson. Son of R. Robinson, born on March 15, 1937 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1974, he was appointed President of TheRaku Publishing Group. In 1975, he was appointed CEO. In 1982, he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors. Under his management, in the 1980s, Xuele entered the school book market. By the 1990s, with the great success of the "Goosebumps" children's horror series, Gakugaku was able to develop rapidly. During this period, Scholastic Publishing Group's most successful works also included the best-selling children's book Harry Potter series, the Clifford the Big Red Dog series, the Captain Underpants series, and The Hunger Games series.
Among them, the Harry Potter series of books published by Scholastic Publishing Group in the United States competed with bloomsbury, the Book's British publisher. It was also previously reported that the film of the same name adapted from "Big Red Dog Cliff" will be released in November this year. The comic book series "Underpants Superman", winner of several book awards, is one of the favorite books for children in Europe and the United States in recent years. Despite this, the development of Scholastic Publishing Group has not been smooth, and in the eyes of some parents, books such as the Harry Potter series and the Underpants Superman series are not suitable for young children.
Regardless, though, Richard Robinson is widely acclaimed in the publishing industry. Upon learning of his death, J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, learned about his death. Rowling said he was "a wise, friendly, kind man who left an extraordinary legacy for the world of children's literature".
Author 丨He An'an
Edited by 丨Rodong
Proofreading 丨 Lucy